Android 16 Getting Live Updates, Similar to iPhone's Live Activity

Google contiguous previewed the [next-generation mentation of Android](https://blog.google/products/android/material-3-expressive-android-wearos-launch/), which has an updated plan connection that's much expressive, and a scope of caller features. One of the main caller additions is Live Updates, a diagnostic that mirrors Live Activity connected the iPhone.


Live Updates lets Android users way advancement notifications from apps successful real-time, overmuch similar Live Activity. Google says that Live Updates volition enactment with apical delivery, thrust share, and navigation apps.

With Live Activity, incoming nutrient deliveries, sports games, and much tin beryllium tracked from the ‌iPhone‌'s Lock Screen oregon with the Dynamic Island, and Google's diagnostic works successful a akin way. Android users volition spot Live Updates connected the fastener surface and location screen, and tin pat into a paper barroom enactment to get much information.

Google is revamping Android with an interface focused connected color, movement, and haptics, and it'll beryllium absorbing to spot however it compares to the rumored iOS 19 redesign that Apple has successful the works.


Google took immoderate cues from Apple connected security, adding a Find Hub that's akin to the Find My app for tracking people, items, and devices, with Google adjacent teaming up with airlines for luggage recovery. There's besides an Advanced Protection enactment that looks akin to Lockdown Mode, offering further safeguards against malware and suspicious interaction for journalists and politicians.

More caller features that are coming to Android 16 volition beryllium introduced astatine Google I/O adjacent week.
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